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Masque Bamana

Lot 45
26.03.2026 14:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1548979
Lot 45 | Masque Bamana
Estimate value
€ 10 000 – 15 000
Masque Bamana
Région de Ségou, Mali
Hauteur : 36 cm. (14 1/8 in.)




Provenance

Joseph (Jef) Van der Straete (1904-1985), Lasne, acquis ca. 1963
Collection Berthe (1914-2016) et Max (1905-1993) Kofler-Erni, Riehen
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich
Collection Marcel Nies, Anvers, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 2017



Literature

Maesen, A. et Van Geluwe, H., Art d'Afrique dans les collections belges, Tervuren, 1963, p. 24, n° 140 (non ill.)
Colleyn, J.-P. et al., Bamana. The Art of Existence in Mali - Bamana. Afrikanische Kunst aus Mali, New York, 2001, pp. 102 et 249, n° 76
Farrell, L.A. et Colleyn, J.-P., « Bamana. The Art of Existence in Mali », in African Arts, Los Angeles, hiver 2001, vol. 34, n° 4, p. 24, n° 15



Exhibited

Tervuren, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Art d'Afrique dans les collections belges, 29 juin - 30 octobre 1963
Zurich, Rietberg Museum, Bamana. Afrikanische Kunst aus Mali - Bamana. The Art of Existence in Mali, 9 septembre - 9 décembre 2001
New York, Museum for African Art - The Africa Center, Bamana. The Art of Existence in Mali - Bamana. Afrikanische Kunst aus Mali, 13 septembre 2001 - 19 mai 2002
Zurich, Galerie Patrik Fröhlich, Nouvelles acquisitions. Collections suisses, mars 2017



Further details

Bamana Mask, Ségou Region, Mali
Medium:Wood
Place of origin:Mali, Africa
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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